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Invasive elm zigzag sawfly detected in Michigan
Most people are likely to encounter elm zigzag sawfly in its larval stage, when the yellow green caterpillar like larvae feed actively on elm leaves. These larvae grow to about 10–11 millimeters long and can be recognized by a brown band on the head and dark T shaped markings on the hind legs. LANSING, Mich. […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Image Was Everythingby John Mooy The other day I was in a local furniture store and I happened to notice a full length mirror that, like almost everything else you might find in a furniture store, was on sale. I stood to the side of the mirror to purposely avoid the image I might cast […]
Bits & Pieces: May Trivia
by Paula Johnson Questions: 1. What woman’s name is on the Declaration of Independence? 2. What does the “WD” in WD-40 represent? 3. What is the meaning of collywobbles? 4. Who is a flibbertigibbet? 5. Babies are born without what body part? 6. Which one of our First Ladies (as First Lady) refused Secret Service […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
Jim Hightower – jimhightower.com Pigs Win a Big One Over Corporate Hoggishness It’s an odd marketing strategy for an industry to assail its own consumers. Yet, that’s what the monopolistic meatpacking industry (led by such huge conglomerates as Tyson, Smithfield, JBS, and Hormel that control nearly 70 percent of America’s pork market) is doing. “Just […]
Kalamazoo County Expo Center – June 2023
All MonthVFW 6252 Auxiliary BingoRoom AWednesdays & Thursdays 6:00pm – 10:00pmPlay Bingo on the following Wednesday & Thursday nights in June: 1, 8, 9, 21, 22, 28, and 29. BINGO WILL NOT BE HELD ON JUNE 14 – 15 Doors open at 4:30pm. Game begins at 6:00pm. For more information contact Laura at peltonr0012@gmail.com or […]
First U.S.-Canada Electric Vehicle Corridor to run from Kalamazoo to Quebec City
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is joined (left to right) by Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, Detroit Mayor Duggan, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to announce the first US-Canada EV Corridor. Michigan’s mobility and electrification leadership grows with federal, international collaboration DETROIT, Mich.—On Tuesday, May 16, Michigan Governor Whitmer joined U.S. Transportation Secretary […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the “right to roam” and why is it controversial in the United States? — P.K., Bend, OR The “right to roam” is a concept that allows people to access and enjoy natural areas, such as parks, forests and beaches, […]
Cass County Fair Registration Reminder
Rennie Witham, Cass County 4-H Program Coordinator is sending out one last important reminder to all youth exhibitors of the Cass County Fair regarding the mandatory registration deadline of midnight Saturday, June 17, 2023. Witham states, “The requirement that ALL youth registrations must be done on-line does make it easier for people to do it […]
